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		sarchertech on July 26, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Gabe Newell Wants to Support Linux, Because Window... What would cause OEMs to leave the market, other than mass migration by users because of a bad user experience?

fooey on July 26, 2012 [–]

Win8 is targeting touch, which means it's targeting tablets. It's nearly impossible for a Win8 tablet to compete when it has licensing overhead that Apple and Android devices don't have.

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